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Definition of va-va-voom noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

va-va-voom

noun

/ˌvɑː vɑː ˈvuːm/,

/ˌvæ væ ˈvuːm/

/ˌvɑː vɑː ˈvuːm/,

/ˌvæ væ ˈvuːm/

[uncountable] (informal)

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the quality of being exciting or sexually attractive
Word OriginFirst used in the 1950s in the US to represent the sound of a car engine running.

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